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Moss Rose (1947)
When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a lady.
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When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a lady.
Rating:NR
Genre:Mystery, Thriller
Written By:Tom Reed, Jules Furthman
In Theaters:5/30/1947
Box Office:
Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:20th Century Fox
Cast
Gregory Ratoff
Director
Peggy Cummins
Belle Adair aka Rose Lynton
Victor Mature
Michael Drego
Ethel Barrymore
Lady Margaret Drego
Vincent Price
Police Inspector Clinner
Margo Woode
Daisy Arrow
George Zucco
Craxton
Patricia Medina
Audrey Ashton
Rhys Williams
Deputy Inspector Evans
Norman Ainsley
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Harry Allen
Threadbare Little Man (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Lodger (uncredited)
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